The Chechen War

[Louis]

Grozny, Chechnya, 1995.

 

[Blady]

Grozny, Chechnya, 1995.

All-stars. The sign of a true 90's freedom soldier!

 

[mTk]

Apparently not afraid of snipers.

 

[Blady]

Apparently not afraid of snipers.

He IS the sniper.. real men don't use scopes ( or proper rrifles). Iron sights baby, it's all the rage!

 

[Rico]

Apparently not afraid of snipers.

No f***'s given.

 

[Nort]

I wonder if Chuck Taylors are standard issue?

 

[Louis]

Russian soldier guards a checkpoint in grozny with a PK machine gun during the 1st chechen war.

 

[Louis]

Russian soldiers manning a PKM during a firefight with Chechen rebels, 1995.

 

[Louis]

Russian soldiers rest in Chechnya's capital, Grozny, in Feb 2000. In both wars, Russia heavily bombed Chechnya, flattening Grozny and causing tens of thousands of civilian deaths.

 

[Rico]

Russian soldiers rest in Chechnya's capital, Grozny, in Feb 2000. In both wars, Russia heavily bombed Chechnya, flattening Grozny and causing tens of thousands of civilian deaths.

Their modus operandi hasn't changed much.

 

[Louis]

Russian soldier in front of a ruined Chechen city.